Annelise Hanshaw writes about education — a beat she has covered on both the West and East Coast while working for daily ...

Missouri should revisit the way it supports “chronically low-performing schools” over the coming year, state Commissioner of ...

The State Department is slashing hundreds of jobs in what's being called its biggest shake-up in decades — drawing sharp ...

In the wake of the deadly flash floods in Texas, state leaders are exploring whether to install more flood warning sirens.

Residents in Cape Girardeau County are gathering signatures to place a senior property tax credit measure on an upcoming ...

Southeast Missouri Head Men's Basketball Coach Brad Korn has agreed to a contract extension through the 2029-30 season.

Could sirens save lives in future flash floods? Texas officials say they intend to install sirens in Kerry County. Experts agree that sirens are an important tool for warning people about flash floods ...

Two managers at a San Diego construction project were trying to boost the morale of workers in the middle of the COVID pandemic. In this StoryCorps, hear how some monarch butterflies helped.

The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, recently gained high-level access to a database that controls billions of dollars in government payments to farmers and ranchers across the U.S.

NPR's Michel Martin talks with Deanne Criswell, former administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency under President Biden, about responding to natural disasters.

This year is the first time that more U.S. college students will learn entirely online compared to being fully in-person. And research shows most online programs cost as much or more than in-person.

A federal judge in New Hampshire on Thursday blocked President Trump's executive order that attempted to end birthright citizenship, stopping it from taking effect anywhere in the U.S.